I was running earlier this morning… It felt so great! I came to a field where the farmer covered it with manure. Nothing to special about that, needs to be done! But there where hundreds of seagulls eating shit, a thought came to me!

Who are you going to be? The one that’s going to eat shit from others or the one that produces the shit?

I know not decent to write, but I wanted to tell you anyway!

For me this means.

Why go to extreme lengths to please others by doing what they expect of you and missing the opportunity to be yourself and live life the way you want it to?

Let Mie be Mie, that crazy person that says the word “fart” and wares Fluo pink socks to work… Hahaha!

How are you doing? Hope you are feeling vibrant!
A while ago I asked if you could accept the challenge doing good for someone you didn’t know, did you do it?
What did you get out of it? Did you like it? Did it do something for you?

For Mie: “It opened my heart a bit more, felt more appreciative of my own life, got a lot of gratitude back and it made me realize that Life is more then the stuff you have! And It was just fun to do!” Will be doing this again, if I start to feel overwhelmed. I felt so strong…

I sometimes seem to forget that I am in control of my life, do you feel the same?

We all have to do things that are out of our control but we have more control then we think!
For instance: We have to work in order to get money to live? But where, what we do and how we do it, is our choice! We may not like the choices we made but we can change!
So If there is something you believe to be missing in your life… Take control!

What are you going to do about it?! Think in small steps, you can take, to make a big change! This is called the “compound effect“! Making small changes, that have a great impact in time!

A smile is the easiest disguise in the universe! Don’t know why we do that but we often hide behind it!
Don’t want to let others know we hurt, we are hurting!

It is easy to hide but sometimes you can think the toothpaste smile is real and you can start to feel lonely, unsure about yourself because you don’t feel that way and you can’t share your true feelings because of all the fake smiles.

You can’t believe that others feel lonely and are scared for the uncertainties the future holds!

Please keep it real! Don’t hide so much behind your smile! We all feel insecure, are scared and sometimes think life sucks!

Please share your insecurities with someone! Letting others know that they don’t have to play pretend, they can get real with you!

Sometimes life sucks, this will pass! Keep holding on!

Keep it real with the people you love, let them see the real version of you and give them the opportunity to care for you!

You don’t have to play pretend all the time, I promise! <3

Please be kind! We definitely need kindness in this world and it is free of charge!

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Hi you!

Life as I knew it changed, this happens a lot but I normally brush it off and go on with my stuff!

I can’t understand why yesterday was so different but what happened hit hard and gave me such a reality check that I had to share!

If you were told that you have only six months to live, what would you do?

Why are you not doing this right now?

Don’t live life like there is no ending to it! Because we can’t look into the future and there will be lots of mysteries waiting to happen but that you are going to die is a fact!

So live life to the fullest and know this:

Yesterday has passed and you can’t change anything about it! Let it go! Tomorrow is unsure, so why bother trying to figure that out! Don’t worry so much and go to sleep! But today you are gifted with life and capable to do anything you choose!
Make other people laugh and enjoy life!

We all want a better world and I believe we can make this world a better place!
Want to give it a go?!

Here’s the challenge: “Do 1 act of kindness for somebody you don’t know and do this 7 days on a row!”

These acts of kindness can be:

Holding the door open

Saying “Hello”

Cleaning somebody’s front-lawn

Paying some persons groceries bill

Baking cookies and giving them away

Making a card and sending it to somebody you don’t know

…

Really try to enjoy the things you do and acknowledge how you feel doing something good!

I will be doing the same thing starting from Monday!

I am doing this crazy Yoga challenge with Adrienne on Youtube! Oh my, I never knew yoga was so intense!
I have started a new section on my blog, “Reaching for the stars!”. It’s Mie connecting with some inspiring people and getting them to interact with me. Under the motto: “If you ask, you shall receive!” I am very excited about this section!!!! :)

Have fun this week and keep on making this world a better place!
It always starts with you!

When I see people fighting I break them up, when somebody is being wronged I speak up, when I think that something is not okay, I will intervene, … I am that person!
Being that person is not always welcome, but it’s me! Nobody wants to be held accountable, if they are not the best they can be (like we all are sometimes!).

I have my own law, which I live by!“Don’t do to others, what you don’t want somebody to do with you!”

I have been called an idealist, a dreamer, … That is what I am!
I have faith in humanity, I believe in this world and I dream of a world filled with food, water, healthcare for all and peace for all species on this planet and beyond!

I believe in this world! I really do!

There are people who don’t believe in equality or freedom of speech! This means in their believes that you are not allowed to have an opinion or to have your own voice! They are willing to die and to kill for their believes! Scary!!!

I live in a small country: “Belgium” but a great country build on a principle of solidarity! This means we take care of each other. Nobody is left behind! How great is this! Education is mandatory! This doesn’t mean we are not without faults and we can’t improve a lot!

There are crazy people, who tried to scare us in submission of their believes. Not being equal and trying to silence us! They planned an attack on our government and police. Here in Belgium, this amazing country!

I am an idealist, here I go again! I am a true believer in equality and freedom for all!
Will I need to prove that I will fight for what I believe in? Would I die for what I believe and would I kill for my believes! I am a mom, have 2 kids for whom I would give my life away in a heartbeat but would I kill? If my kids are under a direct attack, I might but I am not a killer!Killing would go against my own law! Fight for freedom, yes!

Now I am scared, knowing they would easily throw away their lives or others for their believes and here I feel conflicted!

How can we eliminate this problem, if we cannot kill for our believes?

I see value in all lives! I don’t kill spiders… we co-exist in my house (really!)!!!
I am so grateful living in Belgium where I can speak my mind, have my own voice and live the way I want… for now!
I can’t believe there are people who would turn to violence that easily in a peaceful environment where they are able to speak up … To me this is INSANITY, crazy!
Maybe Crazy problems, need crazy solutions?!

The 7th of June I had decided that it was time for Mie to be brave and starting to live the way I wanted to, being more true to myself. What a road this has been! It’s hard to change because as a human being we don’t like change! Even if we know we should make a change, it’s new and awkward to do so! But I wanted too even if I was feeling scared, overwhelmed and quite alone (tissue please!)… That was why I started to blog!

No more hiding, no more playing Mie but being Mie true to myself and starting to dream. For all the masterminds out there who are already living their dream-life. It is easy for them to look behind and say :”Hé, I did this and look at me now!”, I wanted to know if I could get there too…

Want to find out… Keep on reading this blog! Seriously! I want to find out too…

I am 7 months further and I can honestly say: “Yes, you can get there!” I have challenged Mie on different times and succeeded almost all of the quests I have put on myself.

I will continue this road I am on because I am not there where I want to be but I am starting to believe that it will happen!

It starts by being grateful for what you have and quit judging others. Being content where you are and understanding that this is not your endpoint, you are on a journey! An example: I may not have access to the money I would like but I don’t feel the need to buy stuff so I have more.

Change starts within YOU! your external things/stuff doesn’t matter! I get this now, I didn’t before!

I am still traveling not even close to where I want to be. I will get there! I know this by heart!

So if you want to change something, start by being grateful! It does make a difference!

Be gentle and loving to yourself and to others (It’s free and it doesn’t hurt!Promise!!)!